Senior DHB positions set to be axed
Dozens of senior positions look set to be disestablished as the Southern District Health Board restructures to form a single service arm.
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ED seeks new monitor system
A replacement central monitoring system is being sought for Dunedin Hospital's emergency department (ED) after the system failed last mont
Friday meeting to discuss neurosurgery services
Civic leaders have been invited to a meeting this Friday in Dunedin to discuss the future of neurosurgery services in the South.
Warning over bowel cancer screening pilot
Health access described as 'postcode lottery'
The Health and Disability Commissioner cites the case of a young woman, who was denied an MRI brain scan and later required surgery for a brain tumour, as an example of New Zealand's health "postco
Ryall opens improved cancer treatment service
Health Minister Tony Ryall today opened Wellington Hospital's new high dose bracytherapy bunker for cancer treatment.
Split-region costs for elderly still up
Concerns about whether the Southern District Health Board is on target in its plans to reduce spending on community care for the elderly are not helped by out-of-date Ministry of Health data, chief
Health board has 'doubtful debts'
The Southern District Health Board has "doubtful debts" of $800,000 this year, much of it related to unrecoverable costs for medical treatment provided to overseas patients.
ODHB hit with $1.6m fraud costs
SDHB will consider alternatives to proposals
The Southern District Health Board (SDHB) will consider any alternatives to its proposal for Lakes District Hospital, says chief executive Brian Rousseau.